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Abstract
Background:Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a serious illness that affect school age children with pain, weakness, fatigue, anxiety, depression, nervousness, mistrust, fear, insomnia, and inability to concentrate. The present study aimed to assess biopsychosocial problems among school age children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Setting: The study was conducted at children cancer Hospital 57357. Subjects: The total number of the children was (50). Tools: Data were collected through; A) Socio-demographic interview sheet, B) Psychometric measures: they consisted of four scales, related to child as: (a) Social Anxiety Scale Children (SASC), (b) Children Depression Inventory (CDI), (c) Self- Esteem Scale (SES), (d) A tool of physical assessment. Results. Depression and social anxiety were higher for those who were previously hospitalized. Self appreciation was the highest for children who don’t need help at home and the least for children who needs help. Conclusion:Children suffering from acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are facing biopsychosocial problems resulting from the chronic disease and its long lasting consequences. Biopsychosocial problems affect children development and social interaction between the children and all family members, and school environment. Recommendations: Continuous in-service educational recommended higher psychological care and guidance for children with ALL to raise their self appreciation and decrease their depressive symptoms and social anxiety especially for problems mentioned before.
Key words: Biopsychosocial problems - School-Age Children- Acute lymphoblastic Leukemia.